Pact of Joy (2023)

- Developer
- Just Sauce Studio
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 4.3 of 5, 41 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 2.8 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A slow-burn, claustrophobic underwater investigation filled with eerie dread and unsettling cult secrets.
atmosphericunderwaterstealthmysterypsychological horrorstory richexplorationtense
What players say
Players describe a short sci-fi horror walking sim set in an underwater station, where the main gameplay involves reading emails and completing fetch quests. There are mixed feelings on the jump scares, with some finding them effective and others calling them cheap.
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